Windows 8.1 by default will not let you install unsigned drivers. Thus, the drivers, which have not been WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) verified will be blocked. The system has made it virtually impossible to install unsigned driver in the usual run. In the present post, we would be discussing about the technique of installing unsigned driver. A word of caution here: Do not go for installing such a drive, unless it is of utmost importance, since most of such unsigned drivers run the risk of malwares creeping into your system.

The moot question now is: Why will anybody like to install an unsigned and unauthenticated driver in his Windows? It may at times be absolutely necessary to install drivers which are not signed on account of its being very old, or have been developed by an individual privately. There may also be an instance when you want to root an android phone by installing its driver in Windows. In short, there could be any number of legitimate reasons when one may need to disable the driver signature check in Windows, He should therefore know the techniques for preparing the Windows to accept unsigned drivers without any hitch.

The various stages for disabling the Driver Signature Enforcement are in short indicated below:
1. Invoke Side Panel and look for Settings
2. Click Settings to proceed to the next panel
3. Here you get Change PC Settings, and go to
4. Update & Recovery, and then select
5. Recovery - click it to go to the next panel, named
6. Advanced Startup as shown above. Click and then select the menu7. Troubleshoot, which throws up a number of menus, go to -
8. Advanced Option and click it to go to the next panel, where you find
9. Startup Settings at the bottom of which you get a button for 10. Restart. Click it and the
11.Boot menu appears, when you can easily select 'Disable Driver Signature Enforcement'.
The detailed guidelines are also given in the video below:

Author : Syed Zafar Ahmad

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